PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Che Satomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nerubian Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satomi comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Boys. Assasin has chosen DMX - Aint No Sunshine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Che Satomi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Satomi
vs
Assasin

185 cm
28
180 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Satomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nerubian Assasin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assasin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Assasin - just one landing.
Satomi swings for the body but Assasin moves out of range.
Assasin just misses with a punch to the body.
Satomi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Assasin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Assasin misses.
Satomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assasin.
Assasin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satomi.
Assasin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Satomi.
Satomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Assasin throws the left hand but Satomi avoids the punch easily.
Satomi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Assasin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Satomi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Assasin circles away.
Satomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assasin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satomi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Satomi misses.
Satomi avoids the body shot from Assasin.
Satomi throws and low kick but Assasin moves out of range easily.
Assasin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Satomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Assasin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assasin looks to throw the jab but Satomi is out of range.
Nerubian Assasin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assasin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Assasin sizes up Satomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Satomi darts in and clinches Assasin up against the cage.
Assasin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assasin prevents a takedown attempt there.

Assasin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin misses with a body shot
and Satomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nerubian Assasin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satomi avoids the body shot from Assasin.
Assasin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Satomi throws a shot to the body.
Satomi misses with a wild body shot.
Assasin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satomi throws out the jab.
Satomi throws a lazy head kick
and Assasin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assasin misses with a looping right.
Satomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assasin.
Assasin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assasin scores with a jab. Satomi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Assasin misses with a hook. Satomi ducked under it nicely.
Satomi misses with a looping right.
Satomi is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin swats away the attempt to clinch by Satomi.
Assasin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Satomi is looking to wear down Assasin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Satomi shoots in for a double leg but Assasin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Che Satomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assasin.
Assasin misses with a body shot
and Satomi counters with a straight right hand.
Assasin misses with a hook. Satomi ducked under it nicely.
Satomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assasin.
Assasin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Assasin.
Satomi throws a push kick but Assasin slaps the foot to one side.
Assasin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Satomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assasin throws a jab when Satomi was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Assasin misses the target.
Assasin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Satomi momentarily.
Assasin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satomi.
Satomi slips under a jab.
Satomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assasin.
Satomi avoids the body shot from Assasin.
Satomi slips a straight right by Assasin.
Assasin looks to land a combination. Satomi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Assasin misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assasin looks to score with a jab to the body but Satomi is just out of range.
Assasin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satomi throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nerubian Assasin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Satomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Che Satomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assasin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assasin misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Assasin as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assasin. Satomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Satomi misses
and Assasin counters with a left to the body.
Assasin fails to land with a series of punches.
Satomi misses with a few strikes there.
Assasin thows a body shot but no joy.
Satomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assasin.
Assasin just misses with a punch to the body.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Satomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Assasin misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assasin checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Assasin both land. Nice combination.
Assasin throws a series of punches but Satomi moves out of range.
Satomi throws a hook to the side of Assasin's head but Assasin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nerubian Assasin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assasin misses with a wild body shot.
Assasin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assasin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assasin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Assasin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assasin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satomi.
Satomi throws an overhand right that lands on Assasin's shoulder, as Assasin tries to avoid the shot.
Assasin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Assasin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satomi.
Satomi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Assasin doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin just misses with a punch to the body.
Assasin jabs Satomi right on the nose. Satomi blinks but takes it well.
A nice combination there by Assasin.
Assasin falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Satomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Assasin ducks under a wild hook from Satomi.
Satomi moves away from the strike by Assasin.
Assasin thows a body shot but no joy.
Assasin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satomi ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Satomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Satomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assasin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin scores with a one two! Satomi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Assasin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satomi misses with a low kick as Assasin jumps back.
Assasin just misses with a punch to the body.
Assasin takes a swing at Satomi's ribcage but misses.
Satomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assasin misses with a straight right.
Assasin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Satomi ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Satomi moved out of range nicely.
Satomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Assasin misses.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Assasin misses its intended target.
Satomi misses with a low kick.
Assasin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Satomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assasin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satomi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Satomi tests Assasin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Satomi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Assasin has time to react.
Satomi moves out of range as Assasin strikes.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Satomi moved out of range nicely.
Assasin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Assasin duly obliges.
Assasin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Assasin counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nerubian Assasin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Assasin throws a series of punches but Satomi moves out of range.
Assasin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assasin.
Assasin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Satomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Assasin throws a hook but Satomi avoids it easily.
Satomi closes the distance but Assasin moves to the side
and Satomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assasin. Satomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assasin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assasin throws a combination that misses

so Satomi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Assasin keeping full guard, as Satomi tries to pass.
Satomi prevents Assasin from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Satomi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Satomi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Satomi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Assasin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assasin thuds his right hand into Satomi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assasin just misses with a punch to the body.
Satomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Assasin misses the jab.
Satomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Satomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assasin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Satomi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Assasin's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assasin missing with a left hand there. Satomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assasin thows a body shot but no joy.
Satomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Assasin sprawls well. He's pushed Satomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Assasin cracks a nice hook into Satomi's ribs.
Assasin throws an overhand right that lands on Satomi's shoulder, as Satomi tries to avoid the shot.
Assasin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Satomi.
Assasin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satomi.
Assasin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Satomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Satomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assasin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Satomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Assasin.
Satomi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin lands a nice shot to the body.
Satomi throws a shot from downtown. Assasin moves away and avoids it.
Assasin misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Assasin misses.
Satomi misses with a double jab
and Assasin counters with a one-two to the body.
Satomi throws a leg kick which misses Assasin's front leg but catches the back leg as Assasin tries to avoid it.
Assasin thuds a left hand into Satomi's body.
Assasin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Satomi.
Assasin thows a body shot but no joy.
Assasin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satomi manages to avoid it.
Che Satomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Assasin both land. Nice combination.
Assasin missing with a left hand there. Satomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satomi blocks a jab.
Assasin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Satomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assasin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Assasin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satomi.
Satomi slips a jab and a cross from Assasin.
Assasin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assasin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satomi manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Assasin.
Assasin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satomi misses with a hook. Assasin ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nerubian Assasin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Assasin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nerubian Assasin!